Level: 8
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 2,400
Level: 8
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 2,400
Brian Yoon raised to 3,000 under the gun. Jonathan Glendinning called in the hijack, John Hennigan did so on the button, and Austin Hijar defended his big blind.
Hijar took two cards on the draw, while the remaining trio took one each. Yoon then bet 4,800, which only Hennigan called.
Yoon tabled 9x8x6x4x2x for a nine-low, and Hennigan mucked his cards in defeat.
After the draw, Dennis Weiss shoved in his stack of 39,000 on the button, sending Christopher Vitch in the cutoff into the tank.
After a while, Vitch slammed in a call. Weiss tabled 9x6x5x3x2x for a nine-low, leaving the Qx5x4x3x2x of Vitch in the dust to double up.
Robert Wells raised to 3,000 under the gun and Tobias Leknes called on the button.
Both players drew one. Wells then bet 2,500, and Leknes came back with a raise to 15,000. Wells quickly called.
Leknes showed 9x6x4x3x2x, and Wells mucked.
Robert Mizrachi raised to 3,500 under the gun and Robert Massman three-bet to 12,000 in the hijack. Mizrachi then four-bet to 33,000, and Massman called.
Both players stood pat, and Mizrachi moved all in for 17,500. Massman called, and Mizrachi showed 8x7x6x4x2x. Massman flashed a 9-7 as he mucked, and Mizrachi doubled up.
At the same table, Chris Moneymaker has increased his stack up to nearly 200,000.
Keith Lehr raised to 3,500 in the hijack before Frank Kassela three-bet to 8,500 on the button. Lehr then four-bet to 23,500, Kassela moved all in, and Lehr called for 85,000.
Keith Lehr: 7x6x3x2x
Frank Kassela: 10x8x7x3x2x
Lehr tossed a 10x away as Kassela stood pad with his 10-8. Lehr peeled his last card, which turned out to be a 6x to give him a pair and earn Kassela the knockout.
"Sometimes poker just plays itself," Kassela said.
Shaun Deeb was seen committing his 60,000 or so chips against Paul Volpe. Volpe turned over 8x6x5x4x2x, narrowly besting the 8x7x5x4x3x of Deeb to send the 2025 WSOP Player of the Year to the rail.
Daniel Negreanu raised his button to 3,500, and Per Hildebrand called in the big blind. The drawing action went two, one, after which Hildebrand checked it to Negreanu.
Neagranu bet 6,500, which Hildebrand called after some deliberation.
"Queen," Negreanu announced, but Hildebrand tabled 9x8x7x4x2x for a far superior hand.
"What?" a surprised Negreanu exclaimed. "Bad value-bet, I guess."